Communicable Diseases

One of the focuses of our current research is the public health area of communicable disease protection.

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Our focus includes research on:

influenza

drinking water protection

food safety

global health

HIV

hepatitis

tuberculosis

harm reduction​

Our research and operational emphasis is on events that occur at the population level, using basic science applications from epidemiology, sociology, demography, ecology, microbiology, genomics and evolutionary biology.

Information systems and decision support to enable an integrated chronic disease prevention response to hepatitis and HIV infection in vulnerable populations in British Columbia Principal Investigator: Mel Krajden Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Development of an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention for indoor sex workers and their partners Principal Investigator: David Patrick Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Narrowing the Gap Between Men Who Have Sex with Men Aware and Unaware of their HIV Positive Status: The Need for Enhanced Prevention for Persons with Acute Infection Principal Investigator: Mike Rekart Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Exploration of the interrelations between work, environment and health for female migrant sex workers in the Vancouver area Principal Investigator: David Patrick Funding Body: British Columbia Medical Services Foundation

Evaluating changes in the social, sexual, and drug using networks of MSM following testing and an enhanced prevention intervention for acute HIV infection: Applying social network analysis to assess disease transmission and behaviour Principal Investigator: David Patrick Funding Body: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of STI in Canadian Street Youth - Phase VI Principal Investigator: Gina Ogilvie Funding Body: Public Health Agency of Canada Development of an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention for indoor sex workers and their partners Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Implementation of male circumcision for HIV prevention: Western Ethiopia Principal Investigator: David Patrick Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

From Genotype to Phenotype: Early Detection of Influenza Variants and Correlation with Variation in Vaccine Effectiveness Principal Investigator: Danuta Skowronski; Funding Body: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Changing Prescription Practices to Limit Selection for Resistant Organisms: A Population and System Approach Principal Investigator: David Patrick Funding Body: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research